Thanks to my friend Lisa G. who kindly explained the virtues and how to use MyFitnessPal (the app and the website, which sync together with every entry made on either platform), I have started returning to one of the habits that was part of my success in 2009: logging food.
It's as easy to use as FitDay.com and as an Android phone user, I'm able to carry it with me. Every time I log a food and complete my entries for the day, it says "if every day were like today you would weight ___ lbs in 5 weeks!". It's an immediate reality check with what I've done each day.
As well, logging food ahead of time gives me an idea of where I can plan ahead for things such as popcorn when I'm watching a dvd at home, or a Starbuck's chai latte. Those are 240 calories each! So they need to be planned. Fortunately they're expensive and I am only getting them because I was given a gift card for Christmas.
I've modified my goal settings to be 1400 calories a day with a 40/40/20 macronutrient ratio of protein, carbs and fat (this is based on recommended amounts as provided in Jamie Easton's fat loss program on Bodybuilding.com).
Since starting to log (I think it's been 3 full days), I've come down a half pound. I've also noticed that I've started to concentrate on my water intake.
I call it the start of progress. I would prefer to just be able to switch gears and fully adopt the lifestyle I was in the habit of in the summer of 2009, but it just won't happen that way and I have to recognize when my mind is making the shift towards the ideal, even if it's just one step.
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